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Statutes > New-jersey > Title-52 > Section-52-14 > 52-14-17-46-352:14-17.46.3 School Employees' Health Benefits Commission.
33. a. There is hereby created a School Employees' Health Benefits Commission, consisting of nine members:
(1)the State Treasurer and the Commissioner of the Department of Banking and Insurance serving ex officio;
(2)a member appointed by the Governor who is a New Jersey resident and is qualified by experience, education, or training in the review, administration, or design of health insurance plans for self-insured employers;
(3)a member appointed by the Governor from among three persons nominated by the New Jersey School Boards' Association, which member shall be qualified by experience, education, or training in the review, administration, or design of health insurance plans for self-insured employers;
(4)three members appointed by the Governor from among five persons nominated by the New Jersey Education Association, of whom two shall be qualified by experience, education, or training in the review, administration, or design of health insurance plans for self-insured employers;
(5)a member appointed by the Governor from among three persons nominated by the education section of the New Jersey State AFL-CIO, which member shall be qualified by experience, education, or training in the review, administration, or design of health insurance plans for self-insured employers; and
(6)a member appointed pursuant to subsection b. of this section who shall be the chairperson.
b.The Governor shall appoint the chairperson from among three persons nominated jointly by at least six of the eight members appointed pursuant to subsection a. of this section.
c.If the Governor declines to make an appointment from among the persons nominated for membership, the Governor shall request that a new list of nominees be provided in compliance with subsection a. of this section. If the Governor declines to make an appointment from the new list, the process set forth in this subsection shall be repeated until the Governor makes an appointment from a list of nominees. Except with respect to the appointment of the chairperson, if a new list of nominees is not submitted within 45 days of the Governor's request, the Governor shall make the appointment without the need to select from any list of nominees.
d.The initial terms of the members of the commission shall be as follows:
(1)the member appointed pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection a. of this section and the two members appointed pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection a. of this section who are required to be qualified by experience, education, or training shall serve for a term of three years;
(2)the member appointed pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection a. of this section, the member appointed pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection a. of this section who is not required to be qualified by experience, education, or training, and the member appointed pursuant to paragraph (5) of subsection a. of this section shall serve for a term of two years; and
(3)the chairperson shall serve for a term of six years.
All subsequent terms shall be for three years, except that the term of the chairperson shall be five years. A member of the commission may be reappointed to succeeding terms without limit in the same manner as the original appointment. A vacancy occurring on the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment and only for the unexpired term.
L.2007, c.103, s.33.
